, 1887-12-28
THE LAST OF EARTH.
Daniel Mannings Remains
Laid Away to Rest.
The President and His Cabinet
Attend the Funeral.
A City Joins in the Solemn
Mortuary Services.

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sued a proclamation to the citizens of
Albany. He requested that their places
Of business be closed and hat they cease
from then usual employment during the
funeral exercises which occurred at 2 p.
u. to-day from st. Pauls Episcopal
church, of which Manning was u mem
Der. Flags were hung at halt mast and
on Sunday prayers Tor the family were OF
tered in all churches of the city.
President Cleveland and the members
of his cabinet arrived at the West shore
depot at s q. IN. They were met by Col
Rice, Governor Hills private secretary,
Mayor Thacker, Erastus Corning and
Col. Il. L. Judson, and were driven in
sleighs TO the executive mansion where
hey had breakfast Secretary Whit
ney was detained in New York and was
expected to arrive on the fast tram this
afternoon. Secretary Endicott, who was
called to Boston on private bushes was
also expected later in the dav
President Cleveland this morning sent
a message to Mrs. Manning asking for the
privilege Of making a brief call, accom-
panied by the cabinet officers and Gov
ernor Hill, before the private and public
funeral ceremonies, and at 1871 the party
visited the home and viewed the remains
OF their former friend and associate.
All day long until the hour of the
funeral trains brought large delegations
from every part of the state. Senators,
assemblymen, congressman, Judges, citi-
zens, all came to pay their tribute Of re-
spect to the dead.
The body of the dead statesman, en-
closed in a black cloth covered casket, was
in the parlor of the residence of his son,
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casket vas a profusion of camelias and
white roses. The silver plate bore this
inscription: Born Aug. l6, 1881, Daniel
Manning. Died Dec "a, 1887" From
9 until IL o'clock the personal friends of
Manning were permitted to look upon the
face of the dead, which looked its original
self, save for the impress left by the raw
ages ofthe struggle for life he had under
gore
Shortly before 100 O'Clock Rev. DR..
Reese offered prayer at the house, only
members Of the family being present.
The lid was closed and the coffin was
borne to the hearse by the following: The
stalwart foreman of the mechanical de-
partment of the Argus establishment,
j 4mes J. Wall. M. j. McNulty, NJ. j..
Nolan, George S. Tice, John Gray and
David Ii. Wade.
The pail bearers were the following:
Charles j.. Canda of New York, OF the
Western National bank of which Man
ming was president; Sidney Webster Of
New York, one of the ex-secretary's most
intimate friends while aC Washington;
United States Senator A p. German of
Maryland; g. n. Jordan of the Western
National bank of New York; Congress
man Saml j. Randall of Philadelphia;
Manton Marble; Judge Rufus w. Peck
ham; Simon W. Rosendale. from the
board Of directors Of the Commercial
bank; Erastus Corning. president of the
City National bank, and John Ii. Van
Antwerp, first vice president of the City
National bank; Elk Senator Roscoe Conk
ling and Pascal p. Pratt, president of the
Manufacturers and Traders bank OF Buff
falo
The funeral procession took its way
down the street to st. Pauls church. A
good portion of the church was held in
reserve for the family, pall bearers, repre-
sentatives of organizations and others.
At l;30 O'Clock, as the people began to
arrive, the organist sounded the opening
chords of Chopin march Funelre" and
then followed a choice programme OF APP
propriate music, and as the last stra ms of
"Gounod's March were concluded the
cortege reached the church and the main
doors were opened The cofiu was borne
from the hearse, being met at the entrance
by the rector, Rev. j. Livingstone Reese,
Bishop Doane, the Rey. Mr.. Prawle, the
Geneva, N. Y, the Rev. DIR. Battershall,
Canon Robbins, Canon Fulcher, the
Revs. Mr.. Swarts, Mr.. Woodman, Mr..
X anuon Mr. Grnv NJ Tho,an onl
Mr.. Selkirke.
The coffin was placed upon the bier,
which was covered with evergreens and
palms, and the bearers, mourners and
those that followed took their places, pews
having been arranged as follows: Middle
alsle-At the LETT the bearers, the presi
dent and cabinet, governor and state off.
GERS, Judiciary and prominent out of town
mOurners. At the right-The family and
very intimate friends, directors Of the
Western National, New York and Al
bany Commercial banks. Lett aisle-At
the right the mayor and city officers, at
the lett the Argus representatives oftypo-
graphical union No. 4 and other Organi
cations and editors and reporters from
each city paper.
After DIR. REESE had read the usual les
son from the first epistle of st. Paul to
the Corinthians, Now is Christ risen
from the dead and become the first fruits
of them that slept" the anthem Il
Heard Voices from Heaven was rem
dered, and after prayers the bishop pro
nounced the words of the benediction.
The choir then sung ASLEEP in Jesus"
and the casket was again taken to the
house and then to the cemetery being
followed by many carriages The bel in
the city hall was tolled during the entire
time the ceremony lasted and added
greatly to the solemnity of the occasion.
AT the m~ortuary chapel the conmittal
was read by the Rev. Dr.. Reese and the
remains were at once conveyed to the
vault, where they will rest until spring,
when they will be inferred in the family
lot
President Cleveland and party left for
Washington at 6: $50 this evening.